# Balia Village, Purusottampur, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/balia/ Village · Purusottampur, Ganjam # Balia Balia is a village in Purusottampur sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761019**. The 2011 Census counted **1,445 people in 323 households**, the 39th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%. - 1,445people (2011) - 323households - 65.3%literacy - 761019PIN code ## Balia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balia is 761019.** Balia falls in Purusottampur sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha. - PIN code761019 - Gram panchayatKamanali - - Community development blockPurusottampur - Census village code412206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balia from nearby towns? - Purusottampur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Chatrapur (district HQ)35 km by road - Purusottampur (nearest town)7 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Balia? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purusottampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhmpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Balia known for? The main crops are **paddy, spices and moong**. About 71% of the 430 hectares of village land is sown, and 287 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Balia Of every 100 households in Balia in 2011, 48 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Balia · ■ Purusottampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **48% Toilet within the home ****26%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **78% Tap water ****32%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **91% Use banking services ****55%** **46% Television ****33%** **26% Mobile phone ****54%** **40% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****25%** **38% Own their home ****91%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Balia? ■ Balia · ■ Purusottampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **66.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **898 Working population ****37.6%** **44.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 50.1% for women. 55% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 107 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (11%) · **■** Marginal 371 (68%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Purusottampur - Gothiali1,514 people - Burutulu1,507 people - Kamanalinakhyapur1,507 people - Hindula1,486 people - Kusapur1,439 people - Paliama1,437 people - Keshapur1,389 people - Pincholi1,377 people [All 107 villages in Purusottampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/purusottampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balia?761019 - How far is Balia from Chatrapur?35 km by road - What is the population of Balia?1,445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balia in?Ganjam district (Purusottampur sub-district), Odisha - What is the literacy rate of Balia?65.3% (Census 2011)